It is that way in New Jersey too, at least the last time I was there on a motorcycle- the times I've fueled there, the attendant would turn on the pump, remove the nozzle and hand it to me (easy boys!). When done, I would hand the pump back to the attendant. My wife worked with a woman who was from N.J. and didn't know HOW to pump her own fuel until moving further up the coast.
As far as getting off the bike to refuel, I am with Jay and just put the sidestand down.
I have never been able to get more fuel in the bike on the centerstand. In fact it seems to be the opposite; I can squeeze more fuel into the tank on the sidestand as long as the nozzle enters the tank from the left hand side which is how it usually works out in the US. :-)
Brian
You have to remember Oregon is about the only state left that won't let us pump our own gas.